Thameslink 2000 project

The public inquiry opens this week into the £800M Thameslink 2000 project. The scheme aims to alleviate congestion on the underground and allow trains to run straight through the capital between Kings Lynn and Brighton. One thousand letters of objection have so far been received by DETR.

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